Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-08-22

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Access to clean water is a basic human right. Therefore every home should have a water supply that is provided free of charge.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

Water is a fundamental ingredient of life. All human have the right to access clean water. Although there is an ongoing corntrovesy about if it should be free provided for all homes, I firmly agree that government should provide the necessary infrastructure free of charge for all citizens.

Goverment should allocate national to build the waterline. The costa needed to deliver clean water for humane consumption are substantially high that out of people budget, as it the water need to processed in filltering machine and transported using special steel water line to delivered to home. All of this required large amount of money that not all people may able to afford it. Therefore, when government bear the total costs at all can ensure that all individuals able to access clean water for drinking or cleaning home regardless their economic backgrounds. For example, a person with low income can not afford to pay to buy drinking water every day if the governemnt not supply it free, making them to face financial hardships independently and lowring the overall quality of life.

Another reason for making free clean water supply is that

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, as it is only 189 words long. Furthermore, the essay is incomplete; it ends abruptly in the middle of a sentence ('Another reason for making free clean water supply is that'). Because the response is unfinished and significantly under-length, it cannot fully develop the argument or address all parts of the task. While a clear position is established in the introduction, the lack of development and the incomplete nature of the text severely limit the score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay shows some attempt at logical organization, with an introduction and a body paragraph. However, the abrupt ending prevents a conclusion or a coherent flow of ideas. Cohesive devices are used in a basic way (e.g., 'Therefore', 'For example'), but the overall structure is undermined by the incomplete nature of the text. Paragraphing is present, but the second paragraph is left unfinished, which disrupts the logical progression of the argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks sophistication. There are several spelling errors, such as 'corntrovesy' (controversy), 'Goverment' (Government), 'costa' (costs), and 'filltering' (filtering). Word choice is occasionally imprecise, such as 'humane consumption' instead of 'human consumption' and 'lowring' instead of 'lowering'. While the meaning is generally clear, the range of vocabulary is limited and the frequent errors in spelling and word formation detract from the overall quality.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors. Examples include 'All human have the right' (All humans), 'if it should be free provided' (if it should be provided for free), and 'all individuals able to access' (all individuals are able to access). Subject-verb agreement and article usage are inconsistent. While the errors do not always impede communication, their frequency is high, which limits the score to the 5.0 band.

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